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EXODUS Guitarist Finishes Filming Instructional DVD

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has issued the following update: "Just finished shooting my instructional DVD yesterday, and I am glad that's over! Fingers hurt like hell from shredding all day, skin baked like a turkey from a few thousand watts of lights beaming down on me in a tiny room for hours on en...

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BRAD DELP's Ex-Wife And Others Blame BOSTON Turmoil For Suicide

Launch Radio Networks reports: The ex-wife of late BOSTON singer Brad Delp blames long-standing issues within the band for Delp's suicide. Micki Delp told The Boston Herald that Brad has always been stuck in the middle of fights between bandleader Tom Scholz and former members of the group, and that...

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Portrayal Of Women In Metal Media: Sexy Or Sexist?

Stylus magazine has published an article on women in metal, focusing in particular on Revolver magazine's "Hottest Chicks in Metal" issue. The article includes quotes from Karyn Crisis, Otep Shamaya, Cristina Scabbia of LACUNA COIL, Marta of BLEEDING THROUGH, Sean Yseult of WHITE ZOMBIE, and Revolve...

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AEROSMITH To Play Las Vegas In April

AEROSMITH will headline this year's "A Concert For Lili Claire", which benefits the Lili Claire Foundation, on April 28 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Tickets are $85, $135 and $185 and are available at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets. AEROSMITH's European tour begins June 6 in Ran...

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MENA BRINNO Signs With DARK BALANCE

Tampa gothic metal band MENA BRINNO, featuring former ROYAL ANGUISH members Katy Decker (vocals) and Marius Kozlowski (guitar),has inked a deal with the new Dutch label Dark Balance (PICTURE OF THE MOON). The group, whose lineup is rounded out by Vince Greco (bass) and Tom Klinesmith (drums),will...

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: New Album Samples, Concert Video Footage Available

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the band led by TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, has posted four songs from its newly released album, "Last Day in Paradise", on its MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Mercury Retrograde", "Western Sabbath Stomp", "Last Day in Paradise" and "Tom Sawyer" (a live electronica-ins...

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CINDERELLA Manager Dismisses Reports Frontman Was Involved In Car Accident

CINDERELLA's manager Tim Heyne has dismissed Internet reports that the group's frontman Tom Keifer and wife Savannah were recently involved in a car accident. Commented Heyne: "While I don't normally address [online postings]...I felt it important to take a moment to clear up a couple of erroneous i...

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EVERGREY To Play Romania In April

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have issued the following update: "As you may remember, we were unfortunately forced to cancel our performance in Bucharest, Romania two months ago. This was due to a vehicle malfunction and totally out of our control. We then said we would come back to make up for this, a...

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DETRIMENTUM Renews Deal With GRINDETHIC RECORDS

Grindethic Records has announced the signing of U.K. extreme metallers DETRIMENTUM. The label had previously released the group's debut EP, "A Monument to Suffering", in 1999. Commented Tom from Grindethic: "After long discussions with the band, we are extremely proud to announce that the fantastic...

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Ex-FUEL Singer Replaces IAN ASTBURY In RIDERS ON THE STORM

THE DOORS founding members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger have chosen ex-FUEL lead singer Brett Scallions to front their project RIDERS ON THE STORM, filling the void created when THE CULT's Ian Astbury departed the group last month. "Brett is on board and we are glad to have him, he has a great voi...

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CELTIC FROST Issues Statement Regarding U.K. Set Duration

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have issued the following statement regarding their set duration on the band's current U.K. tour: "While already on the road on the European leg of the 'Monotheist' tour, we were informed of strict curfews to our co-headlining shows with KREATOR in the...

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THINE EYES BLEED Begins Recording Sophomore Album

Canadian thrashers THINE EYES BLEED — who feature in their ranks former KITTIE guitarist/technician Jeff Phillips and bassist Johnny Araya (brother of SLAYER's Tom Araya — have entered the studio to commence work on their sophomore album. Commented frontman Justin Wolfe: "We entered Beach Road Studi...

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GENE SIMMONS And IDW PUBLISHING Announce Joint Publishing Venture

IDW Publishing has announced that it has partnered with rock legend Gene Simmons of KISS fame to create the Simmons Comics Group, an imprint within IDW's stable of comics. Simmons himself will be writing some of the comics, and has fully created and fleshed out a number of new titles that will be ap...

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EXODUS Rejoined By Drummer TOM HUNTING

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has issued the following update: "I'd like to take a moment here and welcome back Tom Hunting to EXODUS' drum throne. It was always understood that when and if Tom was ever ready to resume his drumming duties for the band, his seat would be waiting. Paul [Bostaph] always k...

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MEGADETH, BUCKCHERRY, SHADOWS FALL, DREAM THEATER Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

MEGADETH, BUCKCHERRY, SHADOWS FALL, DREAM THEATER and TURBONEGRO have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BOWLING FOR SOUP BRING ME THE HORIZON BUCKCHE...